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Cabinet of Donald Trump

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Hi there. You are reversing edits I've made without edit summaries. Let me explain why I have made these decisions. For concerns of horizontal space, shortening some titles is perfectly acceptable. Everybody knows that "RNC" is the acronym for the Republican National Committee; if they don't there's a link to click. "OMB" is a very common abbreviation/acronym for the Office of Management and Budget, and is likely used more than the full name itself. Using "United States" in the title of "Ambassador to the United Nations" is an unnecessary waste of space because the context makes it clear what country the position is for. Same goes with EPA, etc.

Thanks!   Spartan7W §   23:02, 26 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

Listen, what else do you want to put in the space that the long version takes up. It sounds better and best of all nobody CARES!! OK

Also, your recent edit of James Mattis' listing is incorrect. He is indeed from Washington State, not Washington DC. -cashorczech — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cashorczech (talkcontribs) 03:53, 5 December 2016 (UTC)Reply

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Stop trying to add external images, you can't just add a copyrighted photo to an article, especially not by just adding the link to it on another website. Calibrador (talk) 22:23, 1 December 2016 (UTC)Reply

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  Please do not add or change content, as you did at Political appointments of Donald Trump , without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. - Brianhe (talk) 07:44, 11 December 2016 (UTC)Reply

Why should I listen to you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marine678 (talkcontribs) 14:19, 11 December 2016 (UTC)Reply

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Hello one the page you edted please add the guy back gray him like Michael T. Flynn is. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.36.68.29 (talk) 19:37, 6 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Hello on the page you edted please add the guy back gray him like Michael T. Flynn is. Thanks! So much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.36.68.29 (talk) 23:45, 6 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

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Branstad has not been confirmed yet as Ambassador to China, and so he has not resigned his position as Governor of Iowa. Thus, Reynolds is not Governor, and so it should not be listed on her page. Your edits could be construed as vandalism, so please stop. JocularJellyfish (talk) 01:29, 14 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

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